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I wasn't suggesting we use kickstarter, I was pointing out that people will pay for what they want. I don't share Minotaur's view that us MN ops are all too short sighted, parsimonious and stupid to vote for something that we think will benefit us and by extension everyone else involved with...

Yeah, I know how the world works. I won't even get the haircut. :grin: How can you say this? We have barely tried it at all. Look at some of the numbers here: https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/most-funded

Personally, 'free riders' are a lesser evil than enforced taxation.

I will be voting No With Extreme Prejudice to all of the above. Unless of course the proposal involves sending me to Vegas. :grin: No, when specific projects were proposed, like the Kristov Atlas code review and the promo video, funding was supllied in short order. And while I am unable to...

Not really. There is currently no functioning proposal / voting system for anyone to submit projects to. Maybe that should be implemented and tried before 15% of the entire money supply gets stockpiled regardless of whether the 'voters' want this to happen or not?

That would be great but we can't have it because MN ops are all not-to-be-trusted idiots who would never approve any spending at all, ever.

Camosoul is right, elements of this are pure hypocrisy. "Decentralised governance! Every MN gets a vote! Yay!" immediately followed by, "But we don't trust you, so we're taking the money anyway!" and, "Voters should absolutely not be allowed to vote in what they perceive to be their own best...

Yes, a lot more needs to be fleshed out and agreed upon IMO before any money starts to get taken. One important point you touched upon: this is going to be a drain on MN ops time, so a well thought out and easy to use in-wallet system would be a great start. I don't want to be messing about...

Testers like you should absolutely get something out of this for your time and effort.

Exactly. All those companies need to spend so much on marketing because their products are crap. Half of Earth's IT infrastructure runs on linux. Where's the linux marketing budget?

A currency needing 15% of it's supply just to maintain its own development is absurd. But as Vertoe pointed out, DASH is, or can be, a competitor to Paypal, Moneygram, WU, exchanges... all of which are businesses. Businesses necessarily need to invest in R&D, marketing etc. but before I as a...

I have no problem with Evan, Flare, Udjin, Crowning etc -ie, proven contributors- being paid a retainer or salary, subject to continued quality input. My concern, put bluntly, is that an ever-replenishing DASH hoard is going, (as Solarminer said, rather more politely) to get pissed away on a...

Liking this idea. If there are approved projects to fund, divert that agreed amount to fund them. If not, why stockpile money? Keep a reserve but cap it at something sensible. Don't take from miners and MN ops when it's not needed. Contractors should be paid after they deliver to full spec...

I like the idea, I've proposed similar before, but 15% of the block reward is ~$40000/month at current prices. (576 blocks/day*5*0.15*$3.17 assuming 5 DASH/block) That's nearly half a million dollars a year, much more in time if the price rises. I worry about an ever-growing bureaucracy...

Payday! 14.3832026 - 2.5 server costs = 11.8832026 which is 1.18832026 per 10% share. Should be hitting you wallets in the next minute or two. :)

OK I've made nearly enough DRK recently to start another full MN of my own, so I'm selling 2 of my current 3 10% shares in this one. PM if interested, :smile:

Hi mate, sent you your payment for this month and last month combined. :smile: No more slots right now, could use a few myself. :tongue:

Payday again folks: 12.7702719 DRK- 2.5 DRK costs = 10.2702719 = 1.02702719 per 10% share. hard_forker MrMime Ch0nG BelStar please send me a payout addy if you haven't already, thanks if you already have! Will get dividends out later today. Sorry I'm a day late! :)

Pity 90% of the hashrate is centralised via 3 pools. Why not shift blockchain security to the Masternodes using a similar Proof of Service model? It would be literally thousands of times more secure than the current useless arrangement of miners.

Who are these people who will graciously be considering adding DRK if the name is changed? Unless it's Amazon I don't see why we should be sucking up to them. And even then...